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The National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to help improve the quality of life for people living with fibromyalgia (FM) and other chronic pain conditions. The NFA has worked to build international awareness of this chronic pain disorder, provide patient assistance and support, educate the medical ...
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a medical syndrome that causes chronic widespread pain, accompanied by fatigue, awakening unrefreshed, and cognitive symptoms. Other symptoms can include headaches, lower abdominal pain or cramps, and depression. [9] People with fibromyalgia can also experience insomnia [10] and general hypersensitivity.
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Living with Fibromyalgia: A Journey of Hope and Understanding is a 2007 documentary film by Stephen Eyer and Daneen Akers from Trillusion Media, Inc. The documentary has been called the first feature -length film that explores the chronic pain condition known as fibromyalgia .
Myalgia or muscle pain is a painful sensation evolving from muscle tissue.It is a symptom of many diseases.The most common cause of acute myalgia is the overuse of a muscle or group of muscles; another likely cause is viral infection, especially when there has been no injury.
Evison dedicated the book to one of his patients, Case Levenson, a man with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, [1] citing their experience together as a major inspiration for the novel. Evison also credits a family tragedy with inspiring the road trip sequence. [2] A film based on the book was released in June 2016.
The closest thing I can find is the quote above from Dr. Sarno's recent book, The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders (2006), "For some reason it (the term, Fibromyalgia) was adopted by the rheumatology community in the early 1980s and applied to patients suffering pain in many locations in the trunk, arms, and legs. In fact, it is ...
John Ernest Sarno Jr. (June 23, 1923 – June 22, 2017) [1] [2] [3] was Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at New York University School of Medicine and an attending physician at the Howard A. Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine at New York University Medical Center.